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Show .GROESBECK QUITS UTAH POWER 3 3 23 INCH SUCCEEDS TO MANAGERSHIP CE. GROESBECK, who has resigned as vice president and general man- ager of the Utah PoweT & Light company, and Sydney E Inch, who succeeds him. I . . - , fit , IS r ' ''m:'M ! t'- ' ft ill I ' i? " J X f ! ) J If V' M ill 1 . VIE Other Promotions and Changes Announced by Big Company. COMING as an announcement of wide interest in business and industrial in-dustrial circles here is th.e news given out Saturday of the promotion pro-motion of Sydney R. Tuch, operating manager of the Utah Power & Light company, to he vice president and general manager of that company, effective ef-fective about February 1. The announcement also carried with if news of the resignation of 0. E. Groesbeck as vice - president and general gen-eral manager of the Utah Power & Light company, who goes to New York to the Electric Bond & Share company of that city. The Electric Bond & Share company is the fiscal agent of the Utah Power & Light company and the Utah Light & Traction company. The elevation of Mr. inch to succeed Mr. Groesbeck .as vice president and general manager of the Utah Power & Light company comes as a well-merited promotion. Mr. Inch has been operating operat-ing manager of the company practically practical-ly since its organization. Immediately previous thereto he was in charge of public utility properties at Missoula, Mont. Mr. Inch's activities have been largely confined to the western states, and bis work has covered every field of public utility service. The record of high efficiency and administrative ability achieved by Mr. Tnch as operating operat-ing manager of the Utah Power & Light company is responsible for his appointment as vie president and general gen-eral manager of the company. He will have entire charge of the Utah Power & Light company's extensive exten-sive properties in Idaho, Utah and l, ,1 p'P'y' '"L i'i I " " 'A . i $ ft i 4 gAfSft dlL-mJrf western Colorado. . !Mr. Inch is now in New York and is expected to return about the middle of the month. Mr. Groesbeck will leave for New York shortly before February 1, according ac-cording to present plans. Other Changes Announced. The appointment of Mr. Tnch as vice "president and general manager ot the Utah Power & Light company carries with it several other changes in the company's organization. M. H. Aylesworth, who has been a member of the Colorado public utilities utili-ties commission since 1913, has resigned his place on the Colorado commission to join the executive staff of the Utah Power & Light company as assistant to the vice president and general manager. man-ager. Mr. Aylesworth has occupied a very prominent place in public life 1 and industrial circles in Colorado. He; has been a member of the Colorado public utilities commission since 1913, and was chairman of the commission until January, 1017. He was recently reappointed, but handed in his resignation resigna-tion in Denver yesterday in order to join the Utah Power & Light organization organiza-tion here. "The company is fortunate, in being able to secure Mr. Aylesworth, because of the fact that bis work for the past several years on the Colorado public utilities commission has made him thoroughly thor-oughly conversant with the public viewpoint view-point of the relationship between public, pub-lic, utilities and consumers, " declared Mr. Groesbeck yesterday, in discussing the coming of Sir. Aylesworth. "We feel, therefore, that Mr. Aylesworth Ayles-worth :s association with the company will be a great aid in the Utah Power & Light company's policy of endeavoring endeavor-ing in everv wav to properly fulfill its duties as a public utility, and bring about a closer relationship and better understanding between the company and its patrons. ' ' Will Divide Work. Tho work of the operating manager's manag-er's office is to be divided betweeu W. R. Putnam, saJea manager and manager man-ager of thu Salt Lake division of the Utah Power & Light companv; Mark-ham Mark-ham C'heever, chief engineer " of the companv. aud Mr. Aylesworth, according accord-ing to Mr. Groesbeck, who stated further fur-ther that this is in line with the company's com-pany's policy of recognizing the necessities ne-cessities of war times and putting the operation of the company on as economical eco-nomical a basis as possible. Mr. Groesbeck expressed regret over leaving Salt Lake. "If I could have my own choice in the matter, I -would much prefer to live and work here. My stay iu Salt Lake has been extremely extreme-ly pleasant." Mr. Groesbeck 's moving to New York will in no manner sever his interests in the future growth and activity of Salt Lake and the intermountain country, as he will remain a vice presidont aiid' director of both tho Utah Power & Light company and tho Utah Light & Traction company, and expects to make frequent trips here in their interests. |